Musanvu Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musanvu Surname Definition:

Musanvu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: born at the beginning of the rainy season.

Musanvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5911:26,8192,814
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Musanvu (36) may also be a first name.

Musanvu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musanvu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: born at the beginning of the rainy season.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musanvu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Musanvu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Musanvu occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Musanvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanvu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 477,400th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musanvu reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Musanvu is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 36 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 591 people, or 1 in 26,819. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 85 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushanvu931/
Musanmvu931/
Musamvu86930/
Misanvu86132/
Musenvu86105/
Musanbu862/
Muzanvu861/
Misaanvu802/
Musambu713,191/
Musemvu71155/
Misenvu711/
Mushambu676/
Mussambu671/
Musiambu671/
Mutsambu671/
Moussambou592/
Musombu57202/
Muzambu5784/
Muzemvu571/
Mosambu571/
Muzomvu571/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musanvu
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